Remove support for mis-encoded PKCS#8 DSA keys.

Previously, OpenSSL supported many different DSA PKCS#8 encodings. Only
support the standard format. One of the workaround formats (SEQUENCE of
private key and public key) seems to be a workaround for an old Netscape
bug. From inspection, NSS seems to have fixed this from the first open
source commit.

Change-Id: I1e097b675145954b4d7a0bed8733e5a25c25fd8e
Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/7074
Reviewed-by: Adam Langley <agl@google.com>
1 file changed
tree: 0d1c23eaa1e7b09a821367fa75a9be2184da600e
  1. crypto/
  2. decrepit/
  3. fuzz/
  4. include/
  5. ssl/
  6. tool/
  7. util/
  8. .clang-format
  9. .gitignore
  10. BUILDING.md
  11. CMakeLists.txt
  12. codereview.settings
  13. FUZZING.md
  14. LICENSE
  15. PORTING.md
  16. README.md
  17. STYLE.md
README.md

BoringSSL

BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.

Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI stability.

Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.

BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.

Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs.

There are other files in this directory which might be helpful:

  • PORTING.md: how to port OpenSSL-using code to BoringSSL.
  • BUILDING.md: how to build BoringSSL
  • STYLE.md: rules and guidelines for coding style.
  • include/openssl: public headers with API documentation in comments. Also available online.
  • FUZZING.md: information about fuzzing BoringSSL.